Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Swirl in Black and White


I was asked by the St Vincent De Paul Society to design a dress for their Discarded to Divine fashion show. The dress will be on display at the De Young Museum Friday April 17 between 5 and 8:30. It will be auctioned on Thursday May 7 the day of the fashion show, at the Gift Center Pavillon, 888 Brannan St at 4:30.

The Lalique dress




I chose this fabric to design a dress because the pattern
reminded me of a Lalique design. The dress is shaped by
means of several darts radiating from the center. I asked
Sebastian Parker, a wood sculptor and furniture designer
to design a wooden buckle for a belt. He came up with a
wonderful buckle made of brazilian rosewood.